quytaunce

Middle English

Alternative forms

quetaunce, quetauns, quetawnce, quitance, quitaunce, quytans, qwetance, qwetans, qwittance, qwytaunce
(early) cwitance

Etymology

From Old French quitance (modern French quittance), from Latin quietantia; equivalent to quyten +‎ -aunce.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkwitau̯ns(ə)/, /ˈkwitans(ə)/, /ˈkwiːt-/

Noun

quytaunce (plural quytaunces)

recompense, repayment
receipt (document showing a transaction)
quittance (nullification of an obligation)

Descendants

English: quittance
Scots: cuttance

References

“quī̆taunce, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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